Talk:Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps/ Archive 1

This article should not exist
In all seriousness, this article is pointless. There is no article on Black Marines or Asian Marines so it should be merged into the Marine Corps main article. As a Marine, in boot camp we were taught that you are "shades of green", "dark green" and "light green". There are no groups, borders, or sections of the Marine Corps by race, religion, gender, etc.; we are just simply Marines.--Esprit de corps (talk) 18:10, 10 May 2008 (UTC)


 * As a Marine, in boot camp we were taught that you are "shades of green," "dark green" and "light green," but the reality of "real" life is that we belong to different ethnic and racial groups. The contributions of minorities in our Armed Forces and society in general have been overlooked in our history books. Maybe there should be an article about the contributions made by the "Afro-Americans" and "Asian-Americans" in the Marine Corps and then we could appreciate their sacrifices more. In our Marine Corps we are taught that we are a part of the great "Green Machine", yet they also recognize the need to celebrate the contributions of groups within the Corps as is witnessed by the celebration of "Hispanic Heritage Month" Tony the Marine (talk) 21:03, 10 May 2008 (UTC)


 * This ain't the 70's where we're split into different social groups. Our name tapes on our cammies say "U.S. Marines", NOT "Hispanic U.S. Marines" or "Latino U.S. Marines".  I'm a squad leader and I will not allow anyone in my command break themselves off into groups.  NO ONE is treated differently because of their race.  We are all Marines.  Thank you for your service in Vietnam.  You are an American hero.  Semper Fi.--Esprit de corps (talk) 21:57, 10 May 2008 (UTC)


 * You are right, this is not the 70's, this is the 21th Century when we must recognize the sacrifices made by such groups who together have made this nation what it is. Do not take this personally, this is "Not" what Wikipedia is about. Wikipedia is an informative encyclopedia. If we were in the 70's or 60's we still would not know about the contributions made by the Afro-Americans in the United States much less. To suggest that this article be merged with the "United States Marine Corps" would be the same as suggesting that "African American" be merged into the United States article or that 2/9 (which by the way I wrote) be merged into the USMC article. Now let me tell you something, this article has been acclaimed by the "Pentagon" and the "United States Navy", see for yourself the comments the military have made here: Why do I write in Wikipedia, I wrote it from the point of view of a military historian and it is being used as a power point presentation. I thank you for not treating anyone differently because of their race, however this is "not" about race nor discrimination, this article is about the contributions which Hispanics (which is not a race) both American and non-American have made. Thank you and all the troops who have and continue to serve.  You, my Green brother, are also an American hero.  Semper Fi. Tony the Marine (talk) 00:33, 11 May 2008 (UTC)